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Two key plays, two key blocks by Clabo: Dolphins tackle Tyson Clabo became a popular target for fans and even briefly lost his starting job because Ryan Tannehill was getting sacked so often earlier this …

The 4 p.m. deadline to designate a franchise player came and went this afternoon, and to little surprise, Dolphins general manager Jeff Ireland opted not to use the franchise tag for 2012 for the fourth time in his five seasons with the team.

The Dolphins were one of 11 teams not to use the franchise tag, though two others signed players to long-term contracts on Monday to avoid using the …

Most general managers and head coaches from the 32 NFL teams addressed the media last weekend at the NFL Combine, to discuss not only their thoughts on this year’s NFL Draft prospects, but also about their team’s plans heading into free agency, which begins March 13.

Here are 24 notes from around the league, many of which pertain to the Dolphins:

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It wasn’t too long ago when it seemed wide receiver Brian Hartline had disappeared in the Miami offense. His re-emergence is where we start our talking points for Monday …

MIAMI GARDENS — Where was this team the first seven games of the season?

That’s the only pertinent question to ask about the Dolphins after their 35-8 thrashing of the Bills on Sunday. The Dolphins have now won three games in a row after starting 0-7, and have out-scored their opponents 86-20 in that time span. The defense hasn’t allowed a touchdown in any of the …

For the first time since the 1-15 season in 2007, the Dolphins face up to playing meaningless games the next two weeks. But they’re anything but meaningless to two men at the top of the organization, which is where we start our talking points for Monday:

1. GM Jeff Ireland and coach Tony Sparano have a lot at stake the next two weeks.